Broccoli Warning Issued; Dr. Oz vs RFK Jr. on Ozempic; Is Moderate Drinking Safe?

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The FDA spread the warning from Braga Fresh that certain bags of its broccoli florets should be tossed due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

An attack on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street resulted in at least 15 people killed and at least 39 injured. Among the dead is a would-be nursing student. (CBS News)

For Medicare enrollees nationwide, the $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket costs for drugs bought at the pharmacy or through mail order started on Jan. 1. (ABC7)

Both tapped by President-elect Donald Trump for high-profile government roles, Mehmet Oz, MD, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. have clashing views on Medicare coverage for semaglutide (Ozempic) and other GLP-1 receptor agonists. (The Hill)

Meanwhile, billionaire entrepreneur and Trump adviser Elon Musk admitted that he’s taken the controversial weight loss drugs. (Fox News)

The National Health Service in England reported a sharp rise in people hospitalized because of insufficient vitamins or minerals in their diet. (The Guardian)

Is moderate drinking as safe as the guidelines claim? (New York Times)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the hospital against medical advice 2 days after his prostate removal surgery but is back there recovering. (Times of Israel)

On Wednesday, New Yorkers became legally allowed at least 20 hours of paid leave for prenatal care. (AP)

Kentucky patients were invited to apply for medical cannabis cards as part of the state’s new medical marijuana law, which also took effect on January 1. (WKRN)

Born in the years 2025-2039, Generation Beta is expected to live to experience artificial intelligence and automation in every aspect of life, from school to work to healthcare. (USA Today)

At Maryland’s Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, a maximum-security forensic psychiatric facility, a patient reportedly was violently attacked by two fellow patients. (Washington Post)

After several babies were found with “unexplainable fractures” at a Virginia neonatal intensive care unit, the local Commonwealth’s Attorney is investigating. (WRIC)

The LAPD asked that any additional victims come forward if they recognize Babak Hajhosseini, MD, a Los Angeles doctor who allegedly drugged and assaulted a woman at his home. (NBC News)

An analysis estimated that each cigarette subtracts 20 minutes from a person’s life expectancy. (Addiction)

A recombinant human antibody therapy, NG101, fell short for aiding recovery after an acute cervical traumatic spinal cord injury, according to a phase IIb randomized trial. (Lancet Neurology)

Tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski revealed that she had played Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in 2024 while receiving treatment for breast cancer. (The Athletic)

A Chinese table tennis star had his medical records leaked by a hospital-employed physician. (South China Morning Post)

Some want the University of Utah to start offering an undergraduate major in “medical humanities.” (Salt Lake Tribune)

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